Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade.

The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble.

A moment after the fairy's entrance the window was blown open by the breathing of the little stars, and Peter dropped in.

If you cannot teach me to fly, teach me to sing.

I have always found that the man whose second thoughts are good is worth watching.

For when you looked into my mother's eyes you knew, as if He had told you, why God sent her into the world - it was to open then minds of all who looked to beautiful thoughts. And that is the beginning and end of literature.

Of course the Neverlands vary a good deal. John's, for instance, had a lagoon with flamingos flying over it at which John was shooting, while Michael, who was very small, had a flamingo with lagoons flying over it. John lived in a boat turned upside down on the sands, Michael in a wigwam, Wendy in a house of leaves deftly sewn together. John had no friends, Michael had friends at night, Wendy had a pet wolf forsaken by its parents.